Dance: Man of the Hour

One hundred strong and packing 25 tons of
scenery, Britain's Royal Ballet moved into Manhattan's Metropolitan
Opera House last week to begin its long-awaited three-month tour of the
U.S. For the occasion a new 56-ft. by 46-ft. stage of pliant plywood
was constructed over the Met's pitted and creaking timbers. On opening
night virtually every square foot of the new stage was covered with
dancers as the company unveiled Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan's
lavish new version of Romeo and Juliet. For many in the
celebrity-studded audience, headed by Vice President Hubert Humphrey...